{"id":137677,"date":"2025-11-26T16:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T00:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/26\/top-biglaw-firm-connects-their-associates-with-bonus-money\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T00:24:06","slug":"top-biglaw-firm-connects-their-associates-with-bonus-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/26\/top-biglaw-firm-connects-their-associates-with-bonus-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Biglaw Firm Connects Their Associates With Bonus Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a high-priority email associates are looking for this time of year \u2014 the one with a bonus announcement. Thankfully, Linklaters associates are done with the wait. The firm raked in a whopping $2,965,192,000 in gross revenue in 2024, according to American Lawyer. Coffers that rich make it easy to spread the wealth around via bonuses and special bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the scale:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/IMG_5642.jpeg?resize=1080%2C633&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173681\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>To everyone at Linklaters, enjoy the money! If you\u2019re looking for some inspiration on what to do with the cash, I recommend that you purchase and play a copy of Ocarina of Time. Not only is it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neogaf.com\/threads\/after-200-000-votes-game-informer-readers-name-zelda-ocarina-of-time-as-the-greatest-game-of-all-time.1669049\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one of the highest ranked games ever<\/a>, knowing about the main character\u2019s time travel shenanigans will make you chuckle every once in a while when you see your firm\u2019s name. Find the joy where you can! <\/p>\n<p>We like hearing about bonuses almost as much as you enjoy spending them. As soon as your firm\u2019s memo comes out, please\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tips@abovethelaw.com?subject=%5BFirm%20Name%5D%20Bonus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email it to us<\/a> (subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Bonus\u201d) or text us (646-820-8477). Please include the memo if available. You can take a photo of the memo and send it via text or email if you don\u2019t want to forward the original PDF or Word file.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019d like to sign up for ATL\u2019s Salary &amp; Bonus Alerts, please scroll down and enter your email address in the box below this post. If you previously signed up for the bonus alerts, you don\u2019t need to do anything. You\u2019ll receive an email notification within minutes of each bonus announcement that we publish.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Chris-Williams-2025.jpg?resize=512%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1162378\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cwilliams@abovethelaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WritesForRent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/11\/top-biglaw-firm-connects-their-associates-with-bonus-money\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Biglaw Firm Connects Their Associates With Bonus Money<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a high-priority email associates are looking for this time of year \u2014 the one with a bonus announcement. Thankfully, Linklaters associates are done with the wait. The firm raked in a whopping $2,965,192,000 in gross revenue in 2024, according to American Lawyer. Coffers that rich make it easy to spread the wealth around via bonuses and special bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the scale:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/IMG_5642.jpeg?resize=1080%2C633&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173681\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>To everyone at Linklaters, enjoy the money! If you\u2019re looking for some inspiration on what to do with the cash, I recommend that you purchase and play a copy of Ocarina of Time. Not only is it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neogaf.com\/threads\/after-200-000-votes-game-informer-readers-name-zelda-ocarina-of-time-as-the-greatest-game-of-all-time.1669049\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one of the highest ranked games ever<\/a>, knowing about the main character\u2019s time travel shenanigans will make you chuckle every once in a while when you see your firm\u2019s name. Find the joy where you can! <\/p>\n<p>We like hearing about bonuses almost as much as you enjoy spending them. As soon as your firm\u2019s memo comes out, please\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tips@abovethelaw.com?subject=%5BFirm%20Name%5D%20Bonus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email it to us<\/a> (subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Bonus\u201d) or text us (646-820-8477). Please include the memo if available. You can take a photo of the memo and send it via text or email if you don\u2019t want to forward the original PDF or Word file.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019d like to sign up for ATL\u2019s Salary &amp; Bonus Alerts, please scroll down and enter your email address in the box below this post. If you previously signed up for the bonus alerts, you don\u2019t need to do anything. You\u2019ll receive an email notification within minutes of each bonus announcement that we publish.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Chris-Williams-2025.jpg?resize=512%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1162378\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cwilliams@abovethelaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WritesForRent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/11\/top-biglaw-firm-connects-their-associates-with-bonus-money\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Biglaw Firm Connects Their Associates With Bonus Money<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a high-priority email associates are looking for this time of year \u2014 the one with a bonus announcement. Thankfully, Linklaters associates are done with the wait. 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